The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-06-23
TEMPERANCE PROGRESS

Is on trial with enough Of populai
support to permit it's woi kings to b,
fairly tested. In such States al
reasonable flieDds Of temperance
whether they primarily appoved Pro
hibitlon or not, insist that tue 10 cas-.
ure sLa!l havo fair trial and faithfu
enforcement. 10 other States tLer,
has Lot been found the public seDti,
ment necessary To- secure for Prohi.
bition faithful enforcemaut, ant
where a fair trial Of its morits can.
not be had, sincere !riends Of tenn.
roraDco have with much nnanimiIy
favored the high license plan. Third.
party Prohibitiouists, ~ho are moi
honost in their professed zeal fol
temperance, but are assistant Demo-
Gratis, continue 10 oppose license bo-
caus" they want TO defeat any settle.
mont. With them are found SONG
sincere persons who imagine it sin
to cut of half un evil when il is not
possible TO cut off the whole OF it
But very large proportion of tL,
true friends Of temperance in such
States heartily support the high Ii.
cense plan, and insist that il shGl
have u fair trial and faithfal enforce,
mcnt.
In Ohio, after four persons seated
by perjury have been excluded, the
Republicans recovered tho majority
in both houses to which they were
entitled by'the votes actually cast,
and the Dow law, with such modifi-
cations 40 were found necessary to
make ii effective, is now on trial.
Tho Republicans were united 10 it's
favor, and the Democrats with the
same substantial unanimity opposed
it. Thus far tue evidence is that the
law will serve two good purposes;
il will greatly diminish the number
Of liquor saloons, and go cut Of a
considerable part Of The traffic aud
OF its consequent eyils; aud at the
same time it will secure II large reve-
nue. frcmltho Part Of tue trailic Tint
remains, compelling it TO bear part
OF the expenses Of government which
intemporanco produces. Public Opt
nion in Ohio appears to sustain the
measure 30 effectively that it will be
fairly tried. and in that case the tens
polance question will there be parti.
cHlly settled until coed reason shull
appear to believe that Prohibition
ca. can be csrre1 ia1iis1 and partically sustain,
must depend in Ohio, as in every
other State, upon tho movement
oi public opinion, and experience in
States where Prohibition is now on
tiial will have much TO do with the
f,rmaiion OF Gn intelligent judgmoot
respecting its usefulness elsewhere.
The passage Of High License bill
by The New York Assembly, and tho
defeat of the Ii quor interest in ops
posing a eimilar bill i'll the Psnnsyl-
unia Legislature, Justify hope that
in theso great Statea this settlement
my bo attained without further delay
1t is striking fact, which sensible
temperance meu do not overlook
that in a!l these States the Republ-
cans are substantially united in sup
porting and tie Democrats in oppos'
ing this measure. Tho pretexts fol-
opposition diilol, but on one pretext
or an other Democratic members in
all the great States fight against
every effort to restrain the liquor
traffic, or 10 mako ii bear part of th'
expense it causes. What can bC
moro humilitatipg to great politica
party than the confession that it de-
ponds so completely upon the sup
port of the saloons that its repre-
scntativos do not dare TO vote for {
measure which even the most intelli
gent liquor sellers themselves &C
knowledge to be just and for The
public good?
Democratic dependence upon th'
saloons, Democratic hostility to an,
and every restriction of tho liquo
traffic, makes this q party question
wherever such measures are pending
Republicans propose regulation be
cause they believe it the wisest an
best thing that is practicable. Il
that spirit they invite the aid Of ms
of all parties, But in every Stat
substantially the ontire Democrats
party obsys orders from tho liquo
interest, as if it existed solely t
serve the personal convenience of 81
loon keepers -Neao York Tribune,
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